Today on CapeCast: What do you get when you mix an anchor, bungee rope and the ocean? Perhaps the wildest, most exciting water activity to hit Cape Cod in recent years.
BOSTON — The State Retirement Board has voted to repay suspended pension money a court says is owed to former Massachusetts House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi, but it's also appealing to clarify the law.
TEHACHAPI, Calif — Cooler temperatures and calmer winds helped firefighters in their battle against the most destructive of two big wildfires that have burned homes and forced hundreds of people to evacuate mountain communities on the edge of the...
SOMERVILLE, Mass — The competitive sport of lockpicking is gaining popularity in the United States. Enthusiasts in Massachusetts include 26-year-old Schuyler (SKY'-ler) Towne, who easily picks a brass lock in less than 20 seconds.
KABUL, Afghanistan — A second US Navy sailor who went missing in a dangerous part of eastern Afghanistan was found dead and his body recovered, a senior US military official and Afghan officials said Thursday.
Lousy weather today, but don't worry there's sunshine on the horizon for the coming weekend. Today will be mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon...
BOSTON – Architectural plans were unveiled yesterday for the Edward M Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate, which will sit adjacent to his brother's presidential library ...
NEW YORK — One of every 15 New Yorkers battled bedbugs last year, officials said Wednesday as they announced a plan to fight the spreading infestation, including a public-awareness campaign and a top entomologist to head the effort.
BOSTON – Negotiations over gambling bills have hit another snag as Massachusetts House and Senate leaders struggled to break a logjam over the number of casinos to allow in the state – if any – and whether racetracks should have slot...
PHOENIX – A federal judge dealt a serious rebuke to Arizona’s toughest-inthe- nation immigration law yesterday when she put most of the crackdown on hold just hours before it was to take effect.
WASHINGTON – FBI Director Robert Mueller told Congress yesterday that he does not know how many of his agents cheated on an important exam on the bureau's policies, an embarrassing revelation that raises questions about whether the FBI knows its...
BARNSTABLE — A month-long inquest into the death of a Mashpee man, who died after he was restrained by security guards at Cape Cod Hospital, wrapped up late yesterday in Barnstable District Court.
BOURNE — The developer of a controversial mixed-use project 12 years in the making is handing over the wheel, but the landowners who have regained control of the proposed CanalSide Commons site say it's still full steam ahead.
The female coyote found caged in a Truro apartment Tuesday was resting at the Cape Wildlife Center in Cummaquid yesterday after receiving a medical check-up and a new name — Phoenix — from center staff.
HYANNIS — Main Street was closed for about 90 minutes yesterday morning while firefighters doused a small fire in an apartment building, public safety officials said.
Because of a reporting error, a column on Page A3 of yesterday's Times incorrectly reported when the Pan-Mass Challenge fundraiser will be held. The cycling event, which goes from Sturbridge to Provincetown over two days, will be held Aug. 7 and 8.
Because of a reporting error, a beach guide item on Page A2 of yesterday's Times had incorrect information about the cost of parking at Corporation Beach in Dennis. The cost is $20 a day.
A report released yesterday by Environment Massachusetts, an environmental advocacy group, shows the number of beach advisory and closing days in Massachusetts increased by a third last year due in large part to heavy rain in June.
BARNSTABLE — The Cape Cod Water Protection Collaborative announced yesterday that an effort is officially under way to give towns more help with wastewater management issues.
Senate leaders tried Wednesday to break a legislative logjam over a proposed gambling expansion in Massachusetts, offering two options to their House counterparts.
BOSTON — Architectural plans have been unveiled for the Edward M Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate, which will sit adjacent to his brother's presidential library in Boston.
PHOENIX — A judge has blocked the most controversial sections of Arizona's new immigration law from taking effect Thursday, handing a major legal victory to opponents of the crackdown.
Police re-opened a portion of Main Street that was closed due to an apartment fire in Hyannis this morning, yet traffic still may not be running smoothly, a Barnstable police officer said.
FALL RIVER — Police have arrested five family members on charges of neglecting an 80-year-old grandmother, who for more than a month was left alone on a recliner.
The final rookie is in the house, as first-round pick Devin McCourty has reached an agreement with the Patriots [team stats], according to a league source.
ISLAMABAD — A passenger jet crashed into the hills surrounding Pakistan's capital amid poor weather Wednesday, killing all 152 people on board and blazing a path of devastation...
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif — It's an antique collector's dream: buying an old box at a garage sale and discovering it contains famous lost works worth a fortune.
The National Weather Service says today will be sunny with highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds will be 15 to 20 mph. Tonight will be mostly clear in the evening then ...
WASHINGTON — Without the benefit of their state's strict new immigration law, officers from a single Arizona county helped deport more than 26,000 immigrants from the US through a federal-local partnership program that has been roundly criticized...
TEHACHAPI, Calif — Two wildfires that erupted and spread quickly in Southern California have destroyed dozens of homes and forced evacuations in remote areas of the state's Kern County.
ISLAMABAD — A government official says at least 45 bodies have been recovered from the site of the plane crash in the hills surrounding Pakistan's capital.
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is investigating whether hundreds of FBI agents cheated on a test of new rules allowing the bureau to conduct surveillance and open cases ...
DENNIS — A 64-year-old local woman was struck by an SUV yesterday morning on Route 6A and flown by helicopter to a Boston hospital for treatment of head, arm and leg injuries, according to the police.
SOUTH YARMOUTH — A $503,000 Proposition 2½ override to pay for the town's portion of the Dennis-Yarmouth Regional School District failed narrowly at the polls yesterday.